Here's what you need to know about the three-day event

COSHOCTON – The Coshocton Hot Air Balloon Festival will take place Thursday to Saturday, at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds. Admission and parking are free.

Frontier Power has served as primary sponsor of the event for 12 years. Other local companies are sponsoring the 23 balloons that will be participating in this year’s event.

Events start at 4 p.m. Thursday with the midway and vendors opening. An antique flea market will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tethered balloon rides will be offered from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and three balloons will launch at 7 p.m., weather permitting.

The midway and vendors open at 11 a.m. Friday with the antique flea market from noon to 9 p.m. An opening ceremony will be at 6 p.m. with the festival queen introduced at 6:15 p.m. A balloon launch is scheduled for 6:45 p.m., weather permitting. Musical entertainment will be at 7:15 p.m., and Night Glow, featuring balloons lighted up by ignited propane burners, will be at 9:15 p.m.

Balloons will launch again at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, weather permitting, with tethered rides offered from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. The antique flea market will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. with the midway and vendors opening at 11 a.m. Children’s activities will be from 2 to 5 p.m. The national anthem will be performed at 6:30 p.m. followed by a balloon launch, weather permitting, at 6:45 p.m. The Janson Pendola Band will play at 7:15 p.m. and fireworks set to music will be at 9:45 p.m.